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July 20, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this evening we found the skin of an Elk and part of the flesh of the anamal which Capt. C. (Clark, William) had left near the river at the upper side of the valley where he assended the mountain with a note informing me of his transactions [NB: progressions] and that he should pass the mounts which lay just above us and wate our arrival at some convenient place on the river.   
  • (Clark, William) had killed we could not find. about 2 in the evening we had passed through a range of low mountains and the country became more open again, tho' still broken and untimbered and the bottoms not very extensive.    we encamped on the Lard. side near a spring on a high bank    the prickly pears are so abundant that we could scarcely find room to lye.   
  • East   1 ½ to the center of a Lard. bend, passing 2 small islands on Lard. side S. 12° E.   1 ½ to the center of a Stard. bend passing a small Creek on Lard. side at ¾ of a mile S. 50° E.   1 ¼ to the center of a Lard. bend S. 20° E.   2 ½ to the center of a Stard. bend S. 65° E.   2 to a point in a Stard. bend passing 3 small islands near Lard. Side at 1 mile. N. 75° E.   2 to the center of a Lard. bend passing an island near the extremity of the course and encamped on Lard. side at a spring.— Miles 15   Point of Observati No. [34] On the Stard. shore at the extremity of the third course of this day, observed time and distance of ☉'s and ☽'s nearest limbs with Sextant ☉ East.  
  • July 20, 1805
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May 8, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • in the creek near our encampment I observed a falling trap constructed on the same plan with those frequent seen in the atlantic states for catching the fish decending the stream Capt.
  • that these men became dissatisfyed with him in consequence of our having confided the horses to his care and that they were eternally quarreling with him insomuch that he thought it best as he was an old man to relinguish any further attention to the horses, that they had consequently become scattered; that most of the horses were near this place, a part were in the forks between the Chopunnish (North Fork Clearwater (Chopunnish) River) and Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) rivers and three or four others were at the lodge of the broken Arm (Broken Arm) about half a days march higher up the river.   
  • The Twisted hair (Twisted Hair (Walamotinin)) said if we would spend the day tomorrow at his lodge which was a few miles only from hence and on the road leading to the Broken arm's (Broken Arm) lodge, he would collect such of our horses as were near this place and our saddles, that he would also send some young men over the Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) to collect those in the forks and bring them to the lodge of the broken Arm (Broken Arm) to met us.   
  • May 8, 1806
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August 14, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • each warrior keep one ore more horses tyed by a cord to a take near his lodge both day and night and are always prepared for action at a moments warning.   
  • they encamped this evening on Lard. side near the rattlesnake Clift (Rattlesnake Cliffs) .
  • Traveling up the Owyhee (Owyhee River) would not take one anywhere near a stream running to either the Pacific (Pacific Ocean) or the Gulf of California (Gulf of California) .
  • August 14, 1805
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April 6, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we continued up the N. side of the river nearly to the place at which we had encamped on the 3rd of Nov. when we passed the river to the south side in quest of the hunters we had sent up yesterday and the day before.    from the appearance of a rock near which we had encamped on the 3rd of November last I could judge better of the rise of the water than I could at any point below.
  • those canoes are from 10 to 14 feet in length, from 18 to 23 inches in width near the middle tapering or becoming narrower towards either extremity and 9 inches deep    their form is thus.   
  • (Clark, William) ascended this river ten miles to a large wood house on the East side of the river, near which he encamped for the evening; the house being infested with such swarms of flees that they could not remain in it.   
  • April 6, 1806
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July 27, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • they had been about 40 miles up the middle (Madison River (Middle Fork)) or west fork then Struck across the plains to the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , and was near the mountains, and informs us that their is considerable of Snow on them.   
  • M. we arrived at the three forks of the Mesouri River (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) , which lays in a Valley, in open View of the high mountains, which have white spots on them, and has the appearance of being Snow.—    We saw on the Hills large flocks of mountain Sheep (or Ibex) and flocks of Antelopes.—    The plain lying on the North side of those 3 forks, had been burnt by the natives, We proceeded on, and passed the South (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) and West forks of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) ; and went a short distance up the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , & encamped on the Point, which is a large smooth plain—    We found here a large Camp, where the Indians had been encamped sometime past.—    Our Indian woman (Interpreter) (Sacagawea) informed us that she was taken prisoner at this place between 3 & 4 Years ago, by a party of the Gross Vaunter (Hidatsa Indians) (or big Belley (Hidatsa Indians) ) Indians who had carried her away to their Nation We had showers of rain that continued till the evening.—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) and the party that was with him returned; and joined us here.—    they informed us, that they had seen no Indians, but that they had come across fresh tracts of horses, and had seen one of the horses, which was elegant, they found this Horse in the plains and he appeared to them to be perfectly wild—    They also mentioned that they had been 40 Miles from the best calculation up the Middle (Madison River (Middle Fork)) or West fork of the River, and then had struck across the plains to the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , and had been near the Mountains, and that there was a considerable quantity of snow on them.—    Our hunters killed in the forks (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) of these Rivers 6 deer, 3 Otters, and a muskrat, Captain Clarke (Clark, William) & his party had killed several deer, Antelope, and a Young bear since they had left us.—    The forks (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) that we are present at, is a most delightful situated place, and exceeds any that we have yet seen, it affording a most delightfull prospect, the land extreamly rich & fertile; and the bottoms large and well timbered, and to all appearance must be healthy,—    and may be called the Paradice of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) .   
  • July 27, 1805
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November 1, 1805 - Clark, William
  • men take more of the drugery off the women than is common with Indians— Shape of a Hut Door, November 1, 1805, Elkskin-bound Journal Missouri Historical Society Names of Tribes E-neé-Shur (Tenino Indians)    at the falls E-chee-lute (Wishram-Wasco Indians)    at the lower whorl Che-luck-it-te-guar (Wishram-Wasco Indians)    below Chim-ná-pum (Yakima Indians)    Nation above qua-Ca-ha (Qua-Ca-ha Indians) —    near Again, probably a seal rather than a sea otter; see above, October 23, 1805. Camp was in Skamania County (Skamania County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , above Bonneville Dam (Bonneville Dam) and near the present communities of Fort Rains (Fort Rains, Wash.) and North Bonneville (North Bonneville, Wash.) .
  • November 1, 1805
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November 2, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side passed a village of nine houses, which is Situated between 2 Small Creeks, and are of the Same construction of those above; here the river widens to near a mile, and the bottoms are more extensive and thickly timbered, as also the high mountains on each Side, with Pine, Spruce pine, Cotton wood, a Species of ash, and alder.    at 17 miles passed a rock near the middle of the river, about 100 feet high and 80 feet Diamuter, proceed on down a Smoth gentle Stream of about 2 miles wide, in which the tide has its effect as high as the Beaten rock (Beacon Rock) or the Last rapids at Strawberry Island (Hamilton (Strawberry) Island) ,—    Saw great numbers of waterfowl of Different kinds, Such as Swan, Geese, white & grey brants, ducks of various kinds, Guls, & Pleaver.
  • November 2, 1805
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April 1, 1806 - Clark, William
  • S 24° E. 2 m. to the head of the island near the Lard Shore. S 33° E 4 m. to a Stard. point passing several islands on the Lard Side and a Creek 50 yards wide on the Stard.
  • Should these people leave their Situation near Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) before our arival we may probably find much dificulty in recovering our horses; without which there will be but little possibility of repassing the Mountains; we are therefore determined to lose as little as possible to getting to the Cho punnish (Nez Perce Indians) Village.
  • April 1, 1806
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July 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Reubin Fields (Field, Reubin) wounded a moos deer this morning near our camp.    my dog much worried. N. 10 E.   3 m. up the same creek on the east side through a handsome narrow plain.
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) crossed Hard Scrabble Creek (Hard Scrabble Creek) near its mouth with Alice Creek (Alice Creek) and then went up Alice Creek (Alice Creek) , which he also crossed.
  • July 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
Part 1: Affluents of the Missouri River - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the hills which border on the Missouri (Missouri River) near the mo[u]th of this river are about 300 feet high, containing excellent limestone in great abundance.
  • The country through which it passes is generally fertile, and consists of open plains and praries intersperced with groves of timber.    near it's entrance, the country is well timbered and watered, and the lands are of a superior quality.
  • the land is very fine and well timbered near it's mouth.— Seventeen miles above, Bluewater (Big Blue (Blue Water) River (Mo.))
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May 25, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • N. 80° W.   1 to the Point of a high plain on the Stard. side passing an Isd. near the Std. side ¾ of a me. in length. S. 80° W.   2 to the lower point of an untimbered Island situated in the middle of the river, passg. a Sd. pt. at 1 ½ mes.
  • The black rock is probably the Claggett Shale which underlies the Judith River Formation (Judith River Formation) . There is no granite near the river here. A skunk, Mephitis mephitis. Also given on Atlas map 40, in both captains' hands.
  • In Fergus County (Fergus County, Mont.) , some five or six miles below the present Cow Island Landing Recreation Area (Cow Island Landing Recreation Area) and near the present ferry crossing the Missouri (Missouri River) , by the Goodrich's Island (Dry (Goodrich's) Island (Mont.))
  • May 25, 1805
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July 26, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • at the distance of 3¾ m. passed the entrance of a large Creek 15 yds. wide which discharges itself on Lard. near the center of a Lard. bend it is a bold runing stream    this we called Howard's Creek (Sixteenmile (Howard's) Creek) after Thomas P.
  • after a short respite he resumed his march pass the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) at a large island; here Charbono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) was very near being swept away by the current and cannot swim, Capt. C (Clark, William) however risqued him and saved his life.
  • Fields Vally Creek (Boulder River (Reubin Field's Valley Creek) (Jefferson County, Mont.)) " on Atlas map 65, now Boulder River (Boulder River (Reubin Field's Valley Creek) (Jefferson County, Mont.)) , entering the Jefferson (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) near Cardwell (Cardwell, Mont.) , Jefferson County (Jefferson County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • July 26, 1805
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July 22, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • M. and after dinner set out without it and had proceeded near a mile before I recollected it    I sent Sergt. Ordway (Ordway, John) back for it, he found it and brought it on.   
  • Nathaniel pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) who is a steady valuable and usefull member of our party〉 from the circumstance of the natives procuring a white paint on this crek.—    Saw many gees, crains, and small birds common to the plains, also a few phesants and a species of small curlooe or plover of a brown colour which I first met with near the entrance of Smith's river (Smith River) but they are so shy and watchfull there is no possibility of geting a shoot at them    it is a different kind from any heretofore discribed and is about the size of the yellow leged plover or jack Curlooe.   
  • Atlas map 63 appears to place this camp on the larboard side of the river, near an island. In any case the site was in Broadwater County (Broadwater County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , a few miles upstream from Beaver (White Earth) Creek (Beaver (White Paint, White Earth, Pryor's Valley) Creek (Broadwater County, Mont.)) , and is now under Canyon Ferry Lake (Canyon Ferry Lake) .
  • July 22, 1805
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August 5, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) to pass the rappid river near our camp and proceed at their leasure through the level bottom to a point of high timber about seven miles distant on the middle fork (Madison River (Middle Fork)) which was in view; I gave them my pack that of Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and the meat which we had, directing them to remain at that place untill we joined them.
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) still assumed that by reaching the head of the principal affluent of the Missouri (Missouri River) he would be near the headwaters of the Columbia (Columbia River) or a main tributary.
  • Atlas map 66. The Tertiary uplands near the junction of these rivers are principally composed of sand, clay, and soft sandstone.
  • August 5, 1805
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October 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side below which a rugid black rock about 〈the〉 20 feet hiter 〈of〉 than the Common high fluds of the river with Several dry Chanels which appeared to Choke the river up quite across; this I took to be the 2d falls or the place the nativs above call timm, The nativs of this village reived me verry kindly, one of whome envited me into his house, which I found to be large and comodious, and the first wooden houses in which Indians have lived Since we left those in the vicinity of the Illinois (Illinois) , they are scattered permiscuisly on a elivated Situation near a mound of about 30 feet above the Common leavel, which mound has Some remains of houses and has every appearance of being artificial—    those houses are about the Same Shape Size and form 20 feet 〈Square〉 wide and 30 feet long with one Dore raised 18 Inches above ground, 〈which〉 they are 29½ inches high & 14 wide, forming in a half Circle above    those houses were Sunk into the earth Six feet, the roofs of them was Supported by a ridge pole resting on three Strong pieces of Split timber thro' one of which the dore was cut 〈on which〉 that and the walls 〈which〉 the top of which was just above ground Suported a certain number of Spars which are Covered with the Bark of the white Ceadar, or Arber Vitea; and the whole attached and Secured by the fibers of the Cedar.    the eaves at or near the earth, the gable ends and Side walls are Secured with Split boards which is Seported on iner Side with Strong pieces of timber under the eves &c.   
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) the two old Chiefs who accompanied us & the party & canoes who had all arrived Safe; the Canoes haveing taken in Some water at the last rapids. here we formed a Camp near the Village, The principal Chief from the nation below with Several of his men visited us, and afforded a favourable oppertunity of bringing about a Piece and good understanding between this chief and his people and the two Chiefs who accompanied us which we have the Satisfaction to Say we have accomplished, as we have every reason to believe and that those two bands or nations are and will be on the most friendly terms with each other.   
  • October 24, 1805
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April 29, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we therefore thought it best to remain on the Wallahwollah river (Walla Walla (Waller Waller) River) about a mile from the Columbia (Columbia River) untill the morning, and accordingly encamped on that river near a fish wear.    this wear consists of two curtains of small willow switches matted together with four lines of withs of the same materials extening quite across the river, parrallel with eah other and about 6 feet assunder.   
  • Hood (Mount Hood (Timm, Falls Mountain)) and extending themselves in a N. Eastwardly direction terminate near a Southen branch of Lewis's river (Lewis (Cahwahnakiooks) River) short of the Rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) .
  • In the first twenty miles of its course to near Walla Walla (Walla Walla, Wash.) the river descends from these mountains to about 1,000 feet above sea level.
  • April 29, 1806
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May 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • it grows on the Steep fertile hill Sides near this place    the radix is fibrous, not much branched, annual, woody, white and nearly Smooth.   
  • the branches are but fiew and those near it's upper extremity.    the extremities of the branches are flexable and are bent down near their extremities with the weight of the flowers.   
  • May 29, 1806
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June 30, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • in descending the creek this morning on the steep side of a high hill my horse sliped and both his hinder feet out of the road and fell, I also fell off backwards and slid near 40 feet down the hill before I could stop myself such was the steepness of the declivity; the horse was near falling on me in the first instance but fortunately recovers and we both escaped unhirt.
  • Clark Fork (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) , near Alberton (Alberton, Mont.) in Missoula County (Missoula County, Mont.) .
  • June 30, 1806
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October 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side, a Grave yard on the Stard. Side, near which we En- camped, 2 Indians overtook us here and informed they intinded to proceed on by land to the great river.
  • Side in which the Indians have laterly lived, a grave yard near it above the Caves is a rapid on both Sides one Canoe Struck a rock and in pass- ing this rapid & Sunk
  • come to and Encamped at an old fishing place near a Saffle of the parts of a house.     16th October S. 12° E     3 miles to a Lard.
  • October 16, 1805
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  • Clark, William
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June 24, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— We met with no Indians as yet on our rout, excepting those in the Canoe near Charette (Little Shoal Creek)    our hunters returned to us in the evening with 8 deer they had kill'd this day.   
  • June 24, 1804
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June 25, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The land on the North side of the River lays high & is well Timber'd.    Several hills running near the River, the current still running strong.    in the Evening we came too, and encamped on a small Island called hunters Island (Hunters Island) , the distance we rowed this day being 14 Miles.— Evidently Sugar Creek (Sugar (Labeenie, Bennet's, Benoit) Creek) , Jackson County (Jackson County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , and perhaps named for François M.
  • June 25, 1804
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August 3, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • when the Articles was Opend Out the[y] Said as long as the 〈San〉 french had traded with [them] the[y] Never Gave them as much as a Knife for Nothing    Got underway in the Evening    Saild 5 miles— Friday August 3d    This morning was foggy, the Indians had behaved themselves well in their encampment which lay near ours.—    At 9 o'Clock Captains Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & Clark (Clark, William) held a treaty with those Indians.   
  • August 3, 1804
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August 24, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Some Small Sized timber on N. S: near the river.—    Smooth praries back from the River.    we halted    took Breakfast at high Ragged Bluffs on S.
  • August 24, 1804
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September 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S, no water on that Side (3)    Several elk Swam to this Island    passed a Small Island near the Center of the river, of a mile in length, and Camped on one aboav Seperated from the other by a narrow Chanel, Those Islands are Called Mud Islands (Hot Springs, Snag, and Pocahontas Islands) —    the hunters killed 3 fuffalow & one Elk to day.
  • September 10, 1804
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September 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • W. extremity of the bind Called Solitary Island (Cul de Sac (Solitary) Island) , and Camped late on a Sand bar near the S. S.—    R. Fields (Field, Reubin) killed 1 Deer & 2 Goats one of them a feemale—    She Differs from the mail as to Size being Smaller, with Small Horns, Stright with a Small prong without any black about the neck— None of those Goats has any Beard, they are all Keenly made, and is butifull
  • September 20, 1804
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September 14, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the years ar placed at the upper part of the head and very near to each other, the years are very flexable, the anamall moves them with great ease and quickness and can contrat and foald them on his back or delate them at pleasure—    the front outer foald of the year is a redis brown, the inner foalds or those which ly together when the years are thrown back and wich occupy two thirds of the width of the year is of a clear white colour except one inch at the tip of the year which is black, the 〈lower or〉 hinder foald is of a light grey—    the head back sholders and outer part of the thighs are of a ledcoloured grey the sides as they approache the belly grow lighter becomeing gradually more white    the belly and brest are white with a shad of lead colour—    the furr is long and fine—    the tale is white round and blounty pointed    the furr on it is long and extreemly fine and soft    when it runs it carry's it's tale strait behind the direction of the body—    the body is much smaller and more length than the rabbit in proportion to it's height—    the teeth are like those of the hair or rabbit as is it's upper lip split—    it's food is grass or herbs—    it resorts the open plains, is extreemly fleet and never burrows or takes shelter in the ground when pursued, I measured the leaps of one which I suprised in the plains on the 17th Inst. and found them 21 feet    the ground was a little decending    they apear to run with more ease and to bound with greater agility than any anamall I ever saw.
  • September 14, 1804
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September 15, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. to the commencement of a Bluff of black Slate N. 30° W 2 mes. to the lower pt. of an Island Situated near the L. Side (2) North 2 miles to the mouth of a Creek on the L.
  • September 15, 1804
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September 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .—    I walked on Shore & observed Buffalow in great Herds at a Distance    (2) passed two Small willow Islands with large Sand bars makeing out from them, passed (3) Elk Island (Elk Island) about 2½ miles long & ¾ mile wide Situated near the L. S. covered with Cotton wood    the read Current Called by the French Gres de Butiff & grapes &c.
  • September 23, 1804
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October 11, 1804 - Clark, William
  • They camped on the opposite side, in Corson County (Corson County, S. Dak.) , near the two neighboring villages on that side, which Clark (Clark, William) seems alternately to regard as either one or two.
  • October 11, 1804
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October 5, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side opposit a willow Island Situ- ated near the S. Shore   20   Pierre Shale (see entries of August 24 and September 14, 1804, for a discussion of "fire").
  • October 5, 1804
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October 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Called by the Indians Chiss-Cho-tar (Heart (Ches-che-tar and similar spellings) River)    this river is about 38 yards wide Containing a good Deel of water    Some Distance up this River is Situated a Stone which the Indians have great fath in & Say they See painted on the Stone, ["]all the Calemites & good fortune to hapin the nation & partes who visit it"—    a tree (an oak[)] which Stands alone near this place about 2 miles off in the open prarie which has with Stood the fire they pay Great respect to, make Holes and tie Strings thro the Skins of their necks 〈Skin〉 and around this tree to make them brave [NB: Capt.
  • October 21, 1804
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October 22, 1804 - Clark, William
  • [NB: Passed old Mandan (Mandan Indians) village near which we lay, another at 4 miles one at 8 miles (4 miles further) at mouth of large creek all on Larboard Side.]
  • October 22, 1804
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November 3, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Jessomme (Jusseaume, René) his Squar & child moved to camp, the little Crow (Little Crow (Ka-goh-ha-me)) loaded his Squar with meat for us also a Roabe, we gave the Squar an ax &. &.    Cought 2 bever near Camp Sergeant Gass (Gass, Patrick) , who being a carpenter probably had a major part in building the structure, describes Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N.
  • November 3, 1804
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November 22, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Jessomme (Jusseaume, René) , let us have    did not get more than 80 bushels—    I was allarmed about 10 oClock by the Sentinal, who informed that an Indian was about to Kill his wife in the interpeters 〈hut〉 fire about 60 yards below the works, I went down and Spoke to the fellow about the rash act which he was like to commit and forbid any act of the kind near the fort—[NB: he might lawfully have killed her for running away.]   
  • November 22, 1804
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  • Clark, William
January 5, 1805 - Clark, William
  • : request] the old man to take his wife (who presents necked except a robe) and—(or Sleep with him)    the Girl then takes the Old man (who verry often can Scercely walk) and leades him to a Convenient place for the business, after which they return to the lodge, if the Old man (or a white man) returns to the lodge without gratifying the man & his wife, he offers her again and again; it is often the Case that after the 2d time 〈he〉 without Kissing the Husband throws a nice robe over the old man & and begs him not to dispise him, & his wife (we Sent a man to this Medisan 〈Dance〉 last night, they gave him 4 Girls) all this is to cause the buffalow to Come near So that They may kill thim Clark (Clark, William) was probably at work on some version of his map of the West sent back to Jefferson (Jefferson, Thomas) in April 1805 (Atlas maps 32a, 32b, and 32c), based on information from Indians and traders.
  • January 5, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 8, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Mackenzie's (Mackenzie, Alexander) Voyage. These appearances were near the eastern side of the Rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) where they were crossed by Mr.
  • April 8, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
April 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • E. and moderate, I walked on Shore to view the Countrey, from the top of the high hills, I beheld a broken & open Countrey on both Sides, near the river Some verry handsom low plains, I killd. a Deer & a goose, Saw three black bear great numbers of Elk antelopes & 2 Gangues of Buffalow, the hills & Bluffs Shew the Straturs of Coal, and burnt appearances in many places, in and about them I could find no appearance of Pumice Stone, the wood land have a green appearance, the Plains do not look So green as below, The bottom are not So wide this afternoon as below    Saw four bear this evening, one of the men Shot at one of them.
  • April 28, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 12, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I killed a beaver in the water, Saw Several Sitting on the bank near the waters edge   mile   Course & Distance 12th of May S. 45° W.   1 mile to a point of high wood on the Stard Side passing a Bluff on the Ld.
  • May 12, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • passed high broken hills & round knobs on each Side of the River and narrow bottoms.    passed a Small willow Island near the N. S.    we halted a fiew minutes at a bottom on N. S. and killed 2 buffaloe, 3 Deer and one buffaloe calf.   
  • May 16, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • we encamped   16 ½   Maney of the Creeks which appear to have no water near ther mouths have Streams of running water higher up which rise & waste in the Sand or gravel.   
  • May 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Back from the river is tollerably leavel, no timber of any kind on the hills, and only a fiew Scattering cotton willow & ash near the river, much hard rock; & rich earth, the Small portion of rain which has fallen causes the ric h earth as deep as is wet to Slip into the river or bottoms &c.
  • May 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 11, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The hunters had killed 2 fat buffalo, and several deer, One of the party was near being bit by a Rattle snake, which he killed, it measured 4 feet 2 Inches in length & 5½ Inches round.— A party of 4 Men set out from the Camp, with 3 empty canoes to return to the lower Camp (Lower portage camp) to bring up the baggage &ca left there, they floated down the river a part of the night, & got about 8 Miles, when the wind rose so high, that they were forced to lay by till morning.—    Captain Clarks (Clark, William) party cut down 2 large trees, and got them in readiness to dig out &ca—to make Canoes.— Rattlesnake incidents had apparently become so common that only Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) reports it.
  • July 11, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 26, 1805 - Clark, William
  • we Crossed the Missouri (Missouri River) which was divided by a verry large Island, the first Part was knee deep, the other waste deep & verry rapid—    I felt my Self verry unwell & took up Camp on the little river 3 miles above its mouth & near the place it falls into the bottom    a fiew Drops of rain this evening we killed 2 bear which was imediately in our way.   
  • July 26, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we are obledged to use the towing lines where ever the Shore will admit.    Some of the Mountains near the River on L. S. has been burned by the natives Some time ago.   
  • August 4, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 2, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we went 13 miles this day and Camped in a thicket near the creek.    it was about six miles through the thicket which we call the dismal Swamp (Dismal Swamp) .   
  • September 2, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
October 16, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • about 200 Savages are Camped on the point between the 2 rivers.    we Camped near them.    they Sold us eight fat dogs and Some fresh sammon.    in the evening the whole band came Singing in their way to our Camp around our fires and Smoaked with us, and appeared verry friendly.   
  • October 16, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
October 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • In Wasco County (Wasco County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) , a few miles below The Dalles (Columbia River, The Dalles of the (Great Narrows)) , in the vicinity of Crates Point (Crates Point) , and above Rowena (Rowena, Oreg.) . Atlas map 78. It is near the archaeological site of Bad Place (Bad Place site) (after Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) ), an area occupied primarily after 1400 A.D.
  • October 28, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark Wednesday November the 20th 1805 Some rain last night    dispatched Labiech (Labiche, François) to kill Some fowl for our brackfast    he returned in about 2 hours with 8 large Ducks on which we brackfast    I proceeded on to the enterance of a Creek near a cabin    no person being at this cabin and 2 Canoes laying on the opposit Shore from us, I deturmined to have a raft made and Send a man over for a canoe, a Small raft was Soon made, and Reuben Fields (Field, Reubin) Crossed and brought over a Canoe—    This Creek which is the outlet of a number of ponds, is at this time (high tide) 300 yds wide—    I proceeded on up the Beech and was overtaken by three Indians    one of them gave me Some dried Sturgeon and a fiew wappato roots, I employd Those Indians to take up one of our Canoes which had been left by the first party that Came down, for which Service I gave them each a fishing hook of a large Size—    on my way up I met Several parties of Chinnooks (Chinook Indians) which I had not before Seen    they were on their return from our Camp.   
  • November 20, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 7, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We cooked the greater part of a Young Deer, which the hunters had killed, & left near this place.—    We set off, the Waves running very high.—    Captain Clarks (Clark, William) negroe Man servant (York) , not having come up, with the Men whom he had went out with, he waited with his Canoe for him.   
  • December 7, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph

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